59th folk festival Memorial Day weekend

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May 22, 2011 at 12:01 AM

Special to The Record

WHITE SPRINGS -- The Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Florida Park Service will host the 59th Annual Florida Folk Festival at Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park Memorial Day weekend May 27 through 29. The event is the state's premier heritage event, celebrating Florida's land, people and diverse culture. Festivities will begin Friday at 6:30 p.m. on the banks of the Suwannee River featuring a performance by Grammy Award-winning country artist Billy Dean.

It features daily performances by native folk and roots artists; including national recording artists, songwriters and musicians of swing, folk, blues, gospel, country, Latin, jazz, bluegrass, Caribbean and zydeco. This year there are more than 300 scheduled performances featuring several stars, including Nashville recording artist Billy Dean, who will perform on the main stage Friday night, and superstar John Anderson, who will take the stage on Saturday night.

Tickets are $25 per day or $50 for the weekend at the gate. Children under six years of age are admitted free of charge. Ticket prices for children between the ages of six and 16 for the weekend are $5 at the gate.

For information, go to www.FloridaFolkFestival.com or www.FloridaStateParks.org.

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